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Improper Resource Shutdown or Release Affecting xorg-x11-server-common package, versions <0:1.20.11-17.el9

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.31% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-XORGX11SERVERCOMMON-5625180
  • published 28 May 2023
  • disclosed 9 May 2023
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Introduced: 9 May 2023

CVE-2022-3551 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-404 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 xorg-x11-server-common to version 0:1.20.11-17.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:2248.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xorg-x11-server-common package and not the xorg-x11-server-common package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in X.org Server. Affected by this issue is the function ProcXkbGetKbdByName of the file xkb/xkb.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211052.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

6.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

5.5 medium
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Red Hat

6.5 medium